Whale defenders are facing prison time in Japan. Greenpeace activists Junichi Sato and Toru Suzuki have acted in the public interest by exposing large scale embezzlement inside the whaling industry in Japan -- yet they are on trial and face up to 10

When 9-year-old Beth* was sexually abused by her stepfather, she told the
prosecuting attorney that someone else knew about it -- but that he couldn'
t talk. She was referring to her beloved cat, Oreo.
Beth explained that Oreo would bravely

On December 16, 2008, Los Angeles Assistant Fire Chief Glynn Johnson was arrested and charged with felony animal cruelty for the beating of 6-month-old puppy Karley. She sustained a broken nose and jaw, a gouged-out eye, and a crushed skull. Johnson toss

James family lawyer: "We understand that this (Congo's release) has no impact on the outcome of the appeal. The happiness we feel now is tempered by the fact that we know this isn't over and we have a long fight ahead of us." (DONT STOP THE CALLS!!!)

Euthanasia date was postponed pending an appeal. The James family vows to fight on to save their dog, taking the case to Superior Court or even higher if needed. PLEASE KEEP CALLING THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE. THEY'RE COUNTING EVERY CALL! SAVE CONGO!!!

A mayor's tears summed up a central Alberta town's shock and outrage over the horrific torture and killing of a dog.
"People are wanting justice and don't know if they are going to see it or not," a shaken Dorothy Moore, mayor of Didsbury, said

The dogs in this case were apparently subjected to horrifyingly cruel, painful, and prolonged deaths on the end of their chains. The fact that the defendant is a law enforcement officer makes this case all the more egregious and is one more reason why

May 07, 2007-LAW experts today urged anti-whaling nations to end years of fruitless diplomatic pressure on Japan to stop scientific culling and use international courts to halt Tokyo.
As the International Whaling Commission annual conference began in